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Medevac off Cubut
A crew member of the "Madre Immaculada" was seriously injured and had to be transferred to a health center. The ship sailed at the height of Chubut city, Comodoro Rivadavia, when the 45-year-old crewman was struck with a stainless steel gutter, which caused severe head and arm aches and hypertension. The "Immaculate Mother" established a communication with the Prefecture to request assistance and a doctor of the institution determined that the patient required to be evacuated immediately. F First, the captain of the vessel was asked to sail to the port of Comodoro, while a PA-42 helicopter with rescue swimmers and a doctor on board, with the support of the PA-22 aircraft, took off. Once on scene, the sanitary basket was lowered with the help of the fishing crew, the sailor was slowly placed inside and hoisted onto the aircraft. Once aboard, he received first medical assistance during the flight until he arrived at the local port. There an ambulance waited for him and he was transferred to the Regional Hospital of Comodoro Rivadavia. Spanish report with photos: https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2018/02/10/un-tripulante-de-un-buque-se-accidento-y-se-desvanecio-asi-fue-el-rescate-desde-el-aire/
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